Let’s be blunt: if I don’t know you, I’m not watching your selfie-rant video.
Every week, my feed is flooded with strangers staring into their phone cameras, spewing half-baked advice like they’ve just discovered fire. You know the type: “Hey guys, I just had this breakthrough thought about success/life/relationships…” and then proceed to mumble through 3 minutes of shallow takes without structure, sources, or the slightest concern for clarity.
I’m not here for your digital diary entry.
If you want my attention, write a coherent article. Put your thoughts on the page. Let me see if your argument holds up without your haircut, your background filter, or your forced enthusiasm. That’s the true test of substance.
We Need Less Talking, More Thinking
Most of these talking head clips aren’t conversation starters—they’re engagement bait. There’s no point, no structure, just vibes and dopamine. And worse, most of them aren’t even worth debunking because they don’t present an argument—just a vague sense of “I feel like this means something.”
That’s not intelligence. That’s noise.
Social media has turned millions of people into unpaid content creators who can’t even post a normal link to their work. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram push video-first design because reading forces people to think, and thinking doesn’t keep them scrolling. These platforms are optimized for impulse, not depth.
And when I see platforms crippling hyperlink support, I know what they’re doing: they want you stuck in their walled garden of algorithmically selected nonsense. It’s digital fast food: engineered to keep you addicted and undernourished.
The Return of Literacy Is Revolutionary
Want to impress me? Start a blog. Post an article. Write a newsletter. If you can’t string together 600 words of coherent thought, maybe you shouldn’t be giving life advice at all.
I don’t want to hear your voice until I’ve read your writing. That’s not harsh—that’s efficient.
